1900
Born June 10, 1900
Snow Camp, NC, USA
Garland Braxton Notable
b. June 10, 1900 · Boston Braves 1921–1922, New York Yankees 1925–1926, Washington Senators 1927–1930, Chicago White Sox 1930–1931, St. Louis Browns 1931, 1933
Garland Braxton played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Braves in 1921 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1933.
He went 50 and 53 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 938 innings in 282 games. He struck out 412, completed 28 of his 70 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 282 games he batted .156, with 40 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1927, with 13.
He was born in Snow Camp, NC, USA on June 10, 1900, and died on February 26, 1966. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | BSN | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1922 | BSN | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .063 |
| 1925 | NYY | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1926 | NYY | 37 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .300 |
| 1927 | WSH | 58 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .231 |
| 1928 | WSH | 38 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .125 |
| 1929 | WSH | 37 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .148 |
| 1930 | CHW/WSH | 34 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .071 |
| 1931 | CHW/SLB | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .214 |
| 1933 | SLB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 282 | 257 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 77 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | BSN | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 4.82 |
| 1922 | BSN | 1 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 66.2 | 75 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 3.38 |
| 1925 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 6.52 |
| 1926 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 67.1 | 71 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 2.67 |
| 1927 | WSH | 10 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 13 | 155.1 | 144 | 51 | 33 | 96 | 2.95 |
| 1928 | WSH | 13 | 11 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 218.1 | 177 | 61 | 44 | 94 | 2.51 |
| 1929 | WSH | 12 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 182.0 | 219 | 98 | 51 | 59 | 4.85 |
| 1930 | CHW/WSH | 7 | 12 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 118.0 | 149 | 75 | 42 | 51 | 5.72 |
| 1931 | CHW/SLB | 0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 65.1 | 98 | 57 | 33 | 35 | 7.85 |
| 1933 | SLB | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9.72 |
| Career | — | 50 | 53 | 282 | 70 | 32 | 938.0 | 1014 | 430 | 276 | 412 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died February 26, 1966
1921
Major-league debut: Garland Braxton
Garland Braxton made a major-league debut on May 27, 1921.
1933
Final major-league game: Garland Braxton
Garland Braxton played a final major-league game on September 23, 1933.
Image: The Sporting News, public domain